FREE ENTRY TO BARCELONA MUSEUMS

No matter if you live in Barcelona or just came to visit the capital of Catalonia, with the right information you will be able to make the most of the city and even cut on the expenses. Take advantage of free entry to Barcelona museums.

This time, we provide info on how to hack Barcelona’s museums. So, take note that all Sundays after 3pm most of them open the doors for the visitors, meaning that you can enjoy a free entry to a great selection of Barcelona museums.

Here’s a list of selected museums included in this offer with a short description:

Museo Picasso – very rich in regard to work from the formative years in the life of the artist; it is practically exhaustive up to the Blue Period. Museum also houses an important representation of works from 1917, and the series Las Meninas (1957) as well as a comprehensive print collection.

Castell de Montjuïc – at the top of Montjuïc. Apart from its historical value, The Castle provides superb views of Barcelona and its surroundings. The parade ground terrace provides a 360º viewing platform overlooking the city.

El Born Centre de Cultura i Memoria -housed in a former El Born market, which opened in 1876. An archaeological site was found in the subsoil, revealing traces of the demarcations of streets and houses Barcelona of the 1700s, serving as a testament both to life in the city and the consequences of the siege of 1714.

Museo Frederic Marès – housed in a part of the old Royal Palace of the Counts of Barcelona in the heart of the Gothic Quarter. Its original Verger or courtyard garden still remains intact. It’s a unique collecting museum that preserves the collections assembled by its founder, sculptor Frederic Marès (1893-1991)

Museu del Disseny de Barcelona – situated in an extravagant dark grey building on the Glories roundabout. It is the Catalan capital’s centre devoted to the arts of the object and design. The new museum was created as a result of merging the collections from four of the city’s museums: the Museu de les Arts Decoratives (devoted to the decorative arts), the Museu de Ceràmica (ceramics), the Museu Tèxtil i d’Indumentària (textiles and clothing) and the Gabinet de les Arts Gràfiques (graphic arts).

Museu del Disseny

In most cases, the museums close at 8 pm, what gives you 5hs to see the exposition. Check out the full list of museums, the opening hours and the details on the Barcelona Cultura web here.

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